Kerry King
SLAYER
Kerry Ray King is a co-founder of the thrash metal band “Slayer”, which split up in 2019. Between 1990 and 1998 King worked with ESP and played his signature guitar, the “Kerry King V”. Later he got a signature guitar from B.C. Rich. He plays Marshall amps and has a pickup set from EMG. For an authentic sound, we recommend the AMP1 Iridium Edition and a guitar with humbucker pickups. These can also be “active” for more output. With passive pickups, the Gain knob has to be turned up further.
AMP1 Iridium Edition
CLASSIC Channel
Recommended guitar type
Flying V, Powerstrat (Humbucker)
Gain
8
Bass
4
Mid
3
Treble
7
Custom Control Channel
12 o’clock
Boost
ON
Custom Control Boost
12 o’clock (feel free to go higher with passive pickups)
BluBOX
Metal CL 80
The underrated component: the cab!
The amp is only one part of the overall sound. The speaker you use has just as big an impact on the sound. That is why the settings shown above may need to be adjusted depending on the speaker you use.
